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and mitt romney has picked paul ryan. but, you know, i think the point to remember here is that romney/ryan part of this is something the republicans had already started and scott brown is deeply tied into. look at the votes they've already taken. the buffett rule, whether or not billionaires should be able to get away paying half of rate of their secretaries, scott brown and all the republicans voted to protect those tax breaks for billionaires. the oil company subsidies, the biggest profitable companies in the united states making huge profits, scott brown and all the republicans said they get to keep those tax breaks. but then when it came time to give tax breaks to 98% of america's working families, scott brown and the republicans said, no, no, no. no breaks for them unless the top 2% get even bigger breaks. so the basic direction of romney, ryan, brown has already been set. it's just gone now to its clearest position with the adoption of ryan as the running mate. >> well, thanks for being on. it's great to have you o
and mitt romney has picked paul ryan. but, you know, i think the point to remember here is that romney/ryan part of this is something the republicans had already started and scott brown is deeply tied into. look at the votes they've already taken. the buffett rule, whether or not billionaires should be able to get away paying half of rate of their secretaries, scott brown and all the republicans voted to protect those tax breaks for billionaires. the oil company subsidies, the biggest...
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romney is, so you will not hear mitt romney say i am not ryan. you will likely hear and i expect to hear certainly about the time you get to the convention, ryan saying that i am romney. i think that's the order of things. i think what you're seeing, i would agree with bob on this point. there has been sort of a disconnect or a disconcerted effort to try to bring all this together. quite frankly, if you're going to go and open up this election, which i think it should be, to a choice election, where you're going to bring ryan in, then you'd better have that script together. be on the same page from the first interview with cbs and 60 minutes where he started distancing himself saying i got my own plan, to what you just played last night where he goes well, our plans are pretty much the same. you cannot start this argument. again, i agree with bob, this national debate on substance where you're showing that well, maybe we haven't worked out exactly what the substance is. >> whatever your politics watching the show now, you want to know what these
romney is, so you will not hear mitt romney say i am not ryan. you will likely hear and i expect to hear certainly about the time you get to the convention, ryan saying that i am romney. i think that's the order of things. i think what you're seeing, i would agree with bob on this point. there has been sort of a disconnect or a disconcerted effort to try to bring all this together. quite frankly, if you're going to go and open up this election, which i think it should be, to a choice election,...
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is mitt romney willing to defend what ryan has once done? is he ready to stand in national debate and i'm i'm for dumping medicare and making abortion premeditated murder? is mitt ready to climb aboard the ryan express and let the right wing social engineer change the direction of this country? with me now two politico pros. michael steele and bob shrum. i want to start with shrum. mitt romney finally admitting he's running on the paul ryan plan. last night he told a green bay station his plan and ryan's are the same. let's watch. >> paul ryan and my plan for medicare, i think is the same. if not identical, it's probably close to identical. >> shrummy, i think what we're seeing here is the same kind of evolution on the ticket we saw with w and cheney where the vp set the pace because the vp has deep convictions like cheney did and w didn't have them. here we have setting the tune for his new partner romney. tell me what you think about what's going on, the identical nature of their health care plans. the far out right wing position that ryan
is mitt romney willing to defend what ryan has once done? is he ready to stand in national debate and i'm i'm for dumping medicare and making abortion premeditated murder? is mitt ready to climb aboard the ryan express and let the right wing social engineer change the direction of this country? with me now two politico pros. michael steele and bob shrum. i want to start with shrum. mitt romney finally admitting he's running on the paul ryan plan. last night he told a green bay station his plan...
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there's been a lot of buzz romney may go for ryan as his running mate. as that ad suggests, the young dynamic congressman comes with a big, red warning label as well. mark halperin and chris lister are here. highly regarded msnbc political analysts. let me go to mark on this one. mark, it seems to me there's a big debate about whether the price has already been paid. that he's going to have to defend his earlier support for the ryan plan. he might as well have the face of ryan and thereby get the personal courage attached to a difficult case you have to make for cutting the benefit of medicare to older people. >> i don't think it's relevant who he will pick or should pick. he does have to have that fight. there are other problems with ryan in terms of whether he's perceived as being president. whether he's got the executive experience. it's the case that the president's greatest sense of confidence in going after mitt romney in the fall. resolves around these changes. of spending. there's no doubt that's where the president is going to go after him. the
there's been a lot of buzz romney may go for ryan as his running mate. as that ad suggests, the young dynamic congressman comes with a big, red warning label as well. mark halperin and chris lister are here. highly regarded msnbc political analysts. let me go to mark on this one. mark, it seems to me there's a big debate about whether the price has already been paid. that he's going to have to defend his earlier support for the ryan plan. he might as well have the face of ryan and thereby get...
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so can romney win back by making paul ryan his running mate? the conservative elite continue to push for those. even though his plans to replace medicare may not sit well with seniors. >>> and mitt romney said he liked firing people. one embarrassing health care plan. another says the campaign is like an etch a sketch. and another told reports to kiss his you know what. what does it take to get fired from the romney campaign. >>> let me finish with the campaigns that didn't inspire us. this is "hardball," the place for politics. at sleep number, individualizing your sleep is at the heart of every innovation. wow. that feels really good! and now, sleep number introduces our new memory foam series-the only memory foam beds with exclusive dual-air technology that adjusts on each side. memory foam just found its better half. sleep number. enjoy introductory savings of $500 and two free coolfit pillows! plus, a special financing offer. final days! only at the sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699. >>> the presidential battle
so can romney win back by making paul ryan his running mate? the conservative elite continue to push for those. even though his plans to replace medicare may not sit well with seniors. >>> and mitt romney said he liked firing people. one embarrassing health care plan. another says the campaign is like an etch a sketch. and another told reports to kiss his you know what. what does it take to get fired from the romney campaign. >>> let me finish with the campaigns that didn't...
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today comes news of romney/ryan infusion. the two will be spending more time together on the trail in the coming weeks. will this double act, duo, engizehe cpaig mil rer writes for "time" magazine. michael, you first. i was impressed when he picked a guy that showed guts, picked a conservative with a real agenda, a real word on the budt, tricky stuff like medicare chges and then he had his good speech. they both had good speeches together. and then he seemed to have a one-might stand with the guy and split. now he's back saying we're dang again, we're going to show up together. what's that about? >> remember that week when they rst came together, the word from the campaign, the press was bold >>was ld. >>waboick. the idea was, you bring ryan in and he -- you make mitt romney, who's never been conservative, golden boy into a movement leader, an ideological leader. >> but they didn't really dig in. >> they thought they had donit and they could back away from it. inat > we' bk. >> well, john nichols, if you go back into ryan ter
today comes news of romney/ryan infusion. the two will be spending more time together on the trail in the coming weeks. will this double act, duo, engizehe cpaig mil rer writes for "time" magazine. michael, you first. i was impressed when he picked a guy that showed guts, picked a conservative with a real agenda, a real word on the budt, tricky stuff like medicare chges and then he had his good speech. they both had good speeches together. and then he seemed to have a one-might stand...
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well, now that romney/ryan campaign is coming off a bit of a couple rough weeks there. some conservatives have just got the answer. simply let ryan be ryan. that was the advice they dished to "the new york times" today. but is that really the smart move, really? joan walsh is editor-at-large of salon and author of "what's the matter with white people." and eugene robinson is a pulitzer prize win be columnist from "the washington post." i think there are problems marrying paul ryan politically like his positions. isn't that the reason why romney kissed him, said good-bye, i like your name, ryan is cute, but i'm not going to get too close to a guy who wants to basically get rid of medicare, cut medicaid, get rid of pell grants and do all kinds of things to make rich people richer. he doesn't want to get too tight with that thinking, does he? >> no, he doesn't. this is a really banner day for us because it's so rare that liberals and conservatives can agree about anything, as you know, but today we can all say together, yes, please let paul ryan be ryan. please let paul ry
well, now that romney/ryan campaign is coming off a bit of a couple rough weeks there. some conservatives have just got the answer. simply let ryan be ryan. that was the advice they dished to "the new york times" today. but is that really the smart move, really? joan walsh is editor-at-large of salon and author of "what's the matter with white people." and eugene robinson is a pulitzer prize win be columnist from "the washington post." i think there are problems...
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today comes news of romney/ryan infusion. time together on the trail in the coming weeks will this double act, duo, enerzehe campaig michael sheerer writes for "time" magazine. michael, you first. i was impressed when he picd guy thawe ts picked a conservative with a real agenda, a real word on the budget, tricky stuff like medicare changes and then he had his good speech. they both had good speeches together. and thene seemed to have a one-might stand with the guy and split. now he'sack saying we're dating again, we'ring to show utogeer. rbeatk t ficameogether, t w from the campaign, the pss was bold. >> it was bold. >> it was a bold pick. the idea was, you bring ryan in and he -- you make mitt romney, who's never been conservative, golden boy into aovemt er iog lr. the issue of medicare, which is a very delicate dance for them, especially in states like florida. i think what they've seen the last few weeks is the story is now about mitt mney personally, and by bringing ryan back in, they turn it back, they're hoping, into s
today comes news of romney/ryan infusion. time together on the trail in the coming weeks will this double act, duo, enerzehe campaig michael sheerer writes for "time" magazine. michael, you first. i was impressed when he picd guy thawe ts picked a conservative with a real agenda, a real word on the budget, tricky stuff like medicare changes and then he had his good speech. they both had good speeches together. and thene seemed to have a one-might stand with the guy and split. now...
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before ryan endorsed in the primary romney's been calling ryan, asking advice about his fiscal platform. remember -- romney already came out and embraced the ryan budget. he already gave it an endorsement of sorts. so romney's thinking to himself if this election's going to be about fiscal issues and the ryan budget why not just put him on the ticket and make the argument? >> this isn't fair but i'm going to do it. who's going to be his running mate? >> rob portman. >> i think paul ryan. i think the buzz is real. >> the buzz is real meaning? >> the buzz is real. i think people in boston think ryan's sharp. they want someone who's going tone jooiz the right. it's not just a push from the right. it's partly that. but i think romney recognizes he needs to make a decision here that's more than just portman or pawlenty who are -- >> i think the guy has got -- he steps on land mines. going after medicare is always tricky because older people as we all know vote regularly and they're there and they're very sensitive because once you reach 7 5 or so health is everything and somebody's paying fo
before ryan endorsed in the primary romney's been calling ryan, asking advice about his fiscal platform. remember -- romney already came out and embraced the ryan budget. he already gave it an endorsement of sorts. so romney's thinking to himself if this election's going to be about fiscal issues and the ryan budget why not just put him on the ticket and make the argument? >> this isn't fair but i'm going to do it. who's going to be his running mate? >> rob portman. >> i think...
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romney and ryan were in this thing together. well, they're not. romney is dying. he can't stand being tied to ryan, and all that budget cutting baggage of his. for his part, ryan is feeling the taint of having a running mate who is unwilling to stand with him, unwilling to be his kind of politician. a conviction politician. so trouble in paradise. mitt's dying to be single again, so is ryan. we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows but the word is out this pair, romney and ryan, are sleeping in separate rooms. i'm joined by msnbc political analyst howard fineman and joy ann reid, managing editor of he grio.com. more polling data that shows mitt romney trailing. according to a new fox news poll, president obama leads romney by five points among likely voters nationwide. 48% to 43%. catch that, the fox poll. highly significant there. let's go right now to howard on this question. it looks to me like this divorce papers are pretty much out there right now. all that you hear now is romney doesn't really want to be stuck in
romney and ryan were in this thing together. well, they're not. romney is dying. he can't stand being tied to ryan, and all that budget cutting baggage of his. for his part, ryan is feeling the taint of having a running mate who is unwilling to stand with him, unwilling to be his kind of politician. a conviction politician. so trouble in paradise. mitt's dying to be single again, so is ryan. we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows but the word is out this pair, romney and ryan, are...
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in the romney/ryan ticket didn't win ryan's home state of wisconsin either. 20 presidential tickets in american history have lost both their home states, although romney and ryan are the first to reach that level of futility since 1972 when george mcgovern and sargent shriver didn't carry either of their home states, south dakota or maryland. of fancy, french mustard. when they magically unite, people would think, "woah, this two dollar hot dog tastes like a fancy eight dollar hot dog." download zeebox free, and say "woah" every time you watch tv. at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you'd like to start. or questions about protecting your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like to find the right attorney to help guide you along, answer any questions and offer advice. with an "a" rating from the better business bureau legalzoom helps you get personalized and affordable legal protection. in most states, a legal plan attorney is available with every personalized document to answer any q
in the romney/ryan ticket didn't win ryan's home state of wisconsin either. 20 presidential tickets in american history have lost both their home states, although romney and ryan are the first to reach that level of futility since 1972 when george mcgovern and sargent shriver didn't carry either of their home states, south dakota or maryland. of fancy, french mustard. when they magically unite, people would think, "woah, this two dollar hot dog tastes like a fancy eight dollar hot...
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let the focus be where it needs to be on what the ryan/ryan/romney policies would be. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the biden offensive. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews back in washington. let me start tonight with the strange bedfellows of the abortion debate. we just got a good look at this pair. mitt romney says he's pro-life but doesn't intend to do anything that's pro-life. ryan says he's pro-life and means it. he and his cohorts would proceed to ban it in every sate they could closing abortion rights down into as few states as possible. in this way they would make the banning of abortion a matter of geography. the more states they could get to pass a ban, the further a woman would have to travel to have one. presumably abortion would be safe and legal in coastal states like new york and california. live in the middle, however, and you'd have to leave not just your town and state but maybe the entire region to get to a state where your decision would be respected. this is ryan's plan for amer
let the focus be where it needs to be on what the ryan/ryan/romney policies would be. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the biden offensive. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews back in washington. let me start tonight with the strange bedfellows of the abortion debate. we just got a good look at this pair. mitt romney says he's pro-life but doesn't intend to do anything that's pro-life. ryan...
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romney and ryan have not. >> stick around. up next, our "hardball" picks for the best charlotte convention moments. this is going to be easy. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping's easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that's not complicated. no. come on. how about... a handshake. alright. priority mail flat rate boxes. starting at just $5.15. only from the postal service. my name is adam frucci and i'm the i love new technology,om. so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hash
romney and ryan have not. >> stick around. up next, our "hardball" picks for the best charlotte convention moments. this is going to be easy. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not...
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and the romney/ryan ticket didn't win paul ryan's home state of wisconsin either. 20 presidential tickets in american history have lost both their home states, although romney and ryan are the first to reach that level of futility since 1972 when george mcgovern and sargent shriver didn't carry either of their home states, south dakota or maryland. we'll be right back. >>> i'm very proud of you, new york. you guys are tough. you bounce back. just as america always bounces back. the same is going to be true this time out. >> we're back. that was president obama this afternoon in staten island, new york, after touring damage from sandy. in addition to meeting with affected families and relief workers, he also announced hud secretary shawn donovan to lead the disaster recovery board to oversee rebuilding efforts in the region, and they are going to be a lot of work up there. senator chuck schumer in new york was there. we saw him in the picture. senator schumer, the more you read about it, "the new york times" has been very good at covering this and the other papers up there. the sense that
and the romney/ryan ticket didn't win paul ryan's home state of wisconsin either. 20 presidential tickets in american history have lost both their home states, although romney and ryan are the first to reach that level of futility since 1972 when george mcgovern and sargent shriver didn't carry either of their home states, south dakota or maryland. we'll be right back. >>> i'm very proud of you, new york. you guys are tough. you bounce back. just as america always bounces back. the...
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biden was defending the middle class while ryan was defending romney. biden's greatest asset was his, though he might have been over the top. . it was possible for a viewer to conclude that he was simply passionate about the middle class. take a look at joe biden early in the debate going after romney on his 47% comments. >> but it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who says 47% of the american people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. my friend recently in a speech in washington said 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad, the people i grew up with, my neighbor. they may more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal incomes tax. i have had it up to here with this notion that 47% -- it's about time they take some responsibility here, and instead of signing pledges to grover norquist not to ask the wealthiest among us to contribute to bring back the middle class, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we're going to level the playing field. >> joe klein, that's a rin
biden was defending the middle class while ryan was defending romney. biden's greatest asset was his, though he might have been over the top. . it was possible for a viewer to conclude that he was simply passionate about the middle class. take a look at joe biden early in the debate going after romney on his 47% comments. >> but it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who says 47% of the american people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. my friend recently in a speech...
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i went into the romney store. there was a romney ryan store. before the speeches were given, they had t-shirts an some of the lines you heard there were already on the backs of t-shirts. >> you know the rumors get spread around the middle east, the pseudo religious stuff, i'm beginning to think we're getting there. we just make up stuff, fact checking doesn't mean anything. they mock fact check. oh, that's science. >> they're furious at politifact. thank you, mayor brown. coming up, now it's president obama's turn with his convention. how does he combat those distortio distortions? are you better off than you were four year ago? we're going to ask the strategists. also, it's the biggest thing on twitter just about everywhere. clint eastwood. as i long time fan, i'm asking myself what was the romney campaign thinking in booking this guy in the one hour they had to sell the country. plus, democrats -- voter suppression, finally, a federal judge stops ohio republicans from stopping in person voting on the last weekend before election day. progress
i went into the romney store. there was a romney ryan store. before the speeches were given, they had t-shirts an some of the lines you heard there were already on the backs of t-shirts. >> you know the rumors get spread around the middle east, the pseudo religious stuff, i'm beginning to think we're getting there. we just make up stuff, fact checking doesn't mean anything. they mock fact check. oh, that's science. >> they're furious at politifact. thank you, mayor brown. coming up,...
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i've got news for governor romney and congressman ryan. gentlemen, never ever -- it never makes sense -- it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people. >> anyway, meanwhile the week before, here's what republicans were presenting to new york audiences at 10:04 on their big night. let's listen. >> i've got mr. obama sitting here. what? what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. you're crazy. you're absolutely crazy. >> you know, ron, i've always given credit to your party for competence at putting these shows on. you have the balloon drop where the balloons drop on time. you're good at this stuff. but this year, when you only had an hour of primetime tv on the networks nbc, cbs, and abc you put on clint eastwood. the other guys put on the up up man for the president, joe biden. i think you lost some of your luster in this business. >> well, chris, i know it's going to make a lot of our republican friends unhappy with me, but i thought it was kind of strange seeing clint eastwoo
i've got news for governor romney and congressman ryan. gentlemen, never ever -- it never makes sense -- it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people. >> anyway, meanwhile the week before, here's what republicans were presenting to new york audiences at 10:04 on their big night. let's listen. >> i've got mr. obama sitting here. what? what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. you're crazy. you're absolutely crazy....
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fedex office. >>> mitt romney failed to carry his home state of massachusetts and the romney/ryan ticket didn't win paul ryan's home state of wisconsin either. 20 presidential tickets in american history have lost both their home states, although romney and ryan are the first to reach that level of futility since 1972 when george mcgovern and sargent shriver didn't carry either of their home states, south dakota or maryland. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is f
fedex office. >>> mitt romney failed to carry his home state of massachusetts and the romney/ryan ticket didn't win paul ryan's home state of wisconsin either. 20 presidential tickets in american history have lost both their home states, although romney and ryan are the first to reach that level of futility since 1972 when george mcgovern and sargent shriver didn't carry either of their home states, south dakota or maryland. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could...
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yes. >>>. >> the republican golden boy, paul ryan is on mitt romney's short list. why ryan would be a good pick for romney, but a better pick for the democrats. >> good to have you with us and thanks for watching. a major conservative opinion maker said today is the moment mitt romney lost the election. it all started with a television commercial, a new ad by the proobama super pac features a story by a former missouri steelworker. >> i don't think mitt romney understand what is he has done to people's lives by closing the plant. i don't think he realizes that people's lives completely changed. when mitt romney and bain closed the plant i lost health care and
yes. >>>. >> the republican golden boy, paul ryan is on mitt romney's short list. why ryan would be a good pick for romney, but a better pick for the democrats. >> good to have you with us and thanks for watching. a major conservative opinion maker said today is the moment mitt romney lost the election. it all started with a television commercial, a new ad by the proobama super pac features a story by a former missouri steelworker. >> i don't think mitt romney...